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Ropeway threat to Girnars vultures [1]

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Sixty-nine vultures and 22 vulture nests are left in Girnar Wildlife Sanctuary in Junagadh district of Gujarat, revealed a state-wide census of vultures in the last week of May.Activists hope the finding will derail building a ropeway through the sanctuary for pilgrims visiting the Jain temples atop Girnar mountains.

Publication Date: 
15/07/2010
Sumana Narayanan [2]
Down to Earth [3]
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Endangered Species [4], Wildlife [5], Vulture [6], Census/ Habitat Monitoring [7], Sanctuaries [8], Tourism [9], Gujarat [10], Junagadh (D) [11], Sumana Narayanan [2], Down to Earth [3]

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[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/feature-article/ropeway-threat-girnars-vultures
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/sumana-narayanan
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/journal/down-earth
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/endangered-species
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/wildlife
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/vulture
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/census-habitat-monitoring
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/sanctuaries
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/tourism
[10] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/gujarat
[11] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/junagadh-d